To Lawson Tait 14 February 1880
Down.
Feb. 14. 1880.
My dear Sir.
I have received the Newspaper which you kindly sent me, with the account of the meeting and this has deeply gratified me.1 The whole affair is a quite unprecedented honour— If you think fit to come here to give me the Address I shall be extremely glad to see you, but is it not a pity that you should spend your valuable time in travelling here? Had you not better send it by post? I would offer to come to London to receive it, but even a short journey is apt to fatigue me much, and I am always very unwilling to undertake one. Should you decide to come to Down March 21st. would not be quite convenient on two or three accounts; nevertheless I could manage it, but should prefer Wednesday, March 3rd. if equally convenient to you.2
With my sincere thanks for all the extraordinary interest which you have shown in this affair. | I remain, my dear Sir. | Yours sincerely | Charles Darwin.
Footnotes
Bibliography
LL: The life and letters of Charles Darwin, including an autobiographical chapter. Edited by Francis Darwin. 3 vols. London: John Murray. 1887–8.
Summary
Would be glad to see RLT at Down if he thinks it fit to come there to deliver the address honouring CD.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-12481
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Robert Lawson (Lawson) Tait
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- DAR 147: 535
- Physical description
- C 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 12481,” accessed on 19 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-12481.xml